Comedy Queens of the Georgian EraA. Constable, limited, 1906 - 445 psl. |
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Abington acting actor actress admirers afterwards appeared audience Baddeley beautiful became Becky Beggar's Opera Bellamy benefit biographer Boaden Calcraft called character Charles Reade Cibber Clive Colley Cibber comedy Countess of Derby Coutts Covent Garden daughter debts declared Derby dress Drury Lane Theatre Dublin Duchess Duke engagement fashion father favour fortune Garrick gave gentleman George Anne girl give green-room guineas Harriot honour Horace Walpole husband Jordan lady letter lived London Lord Derby Lord Malden Lord Melbourne Lord Tyrawley manager MARGARET WOFFINGTON marriage married Memoirs Metham Miss Farren Miss Mellon morning mother never night occasion Peg Woffington Perdita performance person Petronius Arbiter play players Prince Quin received Reynolds Robinson Royal salary says scene sent servant soon stage story Street Sumbel Tate Wilkinson tells theatrical thought told took Topham week wife woman young
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